June
Vaudeville Folk Duo: Jack and Kitty Norton: Monday, June 4th. Shows at 2-2:45 p.m. and 3-3:45 p.m. Emmy award-winning duo specializing in Organic Vaudeville and Jug Band Folk. For all ages. Seating is limited. Free admission tickets will be handed out 30 minutes prior to program start time.
Build a Reader Storytime: Babies & Toddlers: Tuesday’s, June 5, 12, 19, 26 at 10:00-10:25 a.m. and 10:30-10:55 a.m. Join Ms. Shelly for fun stories, songs, and activities that help your child develop important early literacy skills. For infants to 2-year-olds.
Build a Reader Storytime: Preschool: Wednesday’s, June 6, 13, 20, 27 at 10:30-10:55 a.m. and 10:30-10:55 a.m.. Join Ms. Sarah for fun stories, songs, and activities that help your child develop important early literacy skills. For ages 3-5.
Build a Reader: Stay and Play: Tuesday’s, June 5, 12, 19, 26 @ 11:00-11:25 a.m.; Wednesday’s, June 6, 13, 20, 27 @ 11:00-11:25 a.m. For babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, playing is learning! Join us for toys, activities and art experiences that develop your child’s early literacy skills. For ages birth-5.
Family Movie Friday: Friday’s, June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Join us for a musical movie! For all ages. June 8: “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (G); June 15: “Beauty and the Beast” (PG); June 22: “Sing” (PG); June 29: “Enchanted” (PG). For all ages. Seating is limited. Admission tickets will be handed out 30 minutes prior to program start time.
Music With Charlie Hope: Monday, June 11th. Shows at 2-2:45 p.m. and 3-3:45 p.m. Originally from Canada, Charlie has won several Independent Music Awards for her children’s albums. Her children’s music is melodic, interactive, and singable! For all ages. Seating is limited. Free admission tickets will be handed out 30 minutes prior to program start time.
Teen Movie Tuesday: Tuesday’s, June 12 and 26, 2:00-4:00 p.m. For ages 10-18. June 12: “Hairspray” (PG); June 26: “Labyrinth” (PG).
PAWS For Reading: Wednesday, June 13, 4-5 p.m. Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Kids are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader will receive a free book provided by the Raymond and Bessie Kravis Foundation through the Tulsa Library Trust. For ages 5-12. Registration is required and class size is limited. Register online at http://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/704260 or call 918-549-7323.
LEGO Lab: Thursday, June 14, 10-10:55 a.m. and 11-11:55 a.m. Join us for LEGO building fun! LEGOs will be provided. For ages 5-10.
Bedtime Stories: Thursday, June 14, 6:30-7:00 p.m. Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime! There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children. For ages 5 and younger. Wear your pajamas if you’d like!
Bounce’n Beethovens: Monday, June 18th. Shows at 2-2:45 p.m. and 3-3:45 p.m. Children explore music through movement and instruments as they play with egg shakers, bells, rhythm sticks, drums and maracas in this fun, interactive program for parents and kids. For ages 5 and younger. Seating is limited. Free admission tickets will be handed out 30 minutes prior to program start time.
Color Our Collections: Carnegie Hall: Monday, June 18, 6-7 p.m. Join us for a stress-free hour of music and coloring. Coloring pages are program covers preserved from the famous concert venue Carnegie Hall in NYC. Pencils and gel pens are provided. For adults.
Teen Board Games: Wednesday, June 20, 4-5 p.m. Do you enjoy playing board games like “Apples to Apples,” “Exploding Kittens,” “Munchkin” and “Ticket to Ride”? Join us to play these fun games and more. For ages 10-18.
Rock Painting Workshop: Thursday, June 21, 6-7 p.m. Paint and decorate a beautiful rock to keep or share. All supplies are provided. For ages 5-12. Registration is required and is limited. Register online at http://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/704765 or call 918-549-7323.
Sewing With Miss Eva: Upcycled T-shirts: Monday, June 25, 3-5 p.m. Bring an old T-shirt and turn it into something new! Or you can bring any sewing project you are working on and join the group. All levels of sewing experience are welcome. Feel free to bring your sewing machine. For ages 10-18.
July
Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band: Monday, July 2nd. Shows at 2-2:45 p.m. and 3-3:45 p.m. These Latin Grammy Award winners are back in town! Named by USA Today as the best new band on the children’s music scene, this show is a hip-shaking, head-bopping, Los Angeles-based explosion of fun! For all ages. Seating is limited. Free admission tickets will be handed out 30 minutes prior to program start time.
Build a Reader Storytime: Babies & Toddlers: Tuesday’s, July 3, 10, 17, 24 at 10:00-10:25 a.m. and 10:30-10:55 a.m. Join Ms. Shelly for fun stories, songs, and activities that help your child develop important early literacy skills. For infants to 2-year-olds.
Build a Reader: Stay and Play: Tuesday’s, July 3, 10, 17, 24 at 11:00-11:25 a.m. and Wednesday’s, July 11, 18, 25 @ 11:00-11:25 a.m. For babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, playing is learning! Join us for toys, activities and art experiences that develop your child’s early literacy skills. For ages birth-5.
Juggle Whatever: Tuesday, July 3, 3-4 p.m. Kelsey and Jeremy Philo perform an amazing glow circus show with a variety of astounding LED props including hula hoops, juggling, unicycling and more! Learn how to spin plates, juggle, and more! For ages 10-18.
Family Movie Friday: Friday, July 6, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Join us for a musical movie! For all ages. July 6: “Coco” (PG). Admission tickets will be handed out 30 minutes prior to program start time.
Laura Doherty Duo: Sing, Sing a Song! Monday, July 9th. Shows at 2-2:45 and 3:00-3:45 p.m. In this upbeat, interactive concert, nationally touring Laura Doherty gets kids engaged from the first strum of her acoustic guitar as she performs songs from her five award-winning children’s CDs. For all ages. Seating is limited. Free admission tickets will be handed out 30 minutes prior to program start time.
Build a Reader Storytime: Preschool: Wednesday’s, July 11, 18, 25 at 10:00-10:25 a.m. and 10:30-10:55 a.m. Join Ms. Sarah for fun stories, songs, and activities that help your child develop important early literacy skills. For ages 3-5.
Bullet Journaling 101: Monday, July 16, 6-7 p.m. Have you been looking for a way to organize your life? Let’s get organized with bullet journals! Bullet journaling is a creative way to organize monthly, weekly or daily calendars, journaling, tracking, to-do lists, budgets and more all in one place. The best thing about bullet journaling is that it can be as simple or as creative as you want to make it. Learn how to get started in this class. Journals and pencils and provided. Registration is required; class size is limited. Register online at http://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/704848 or call 918-549-7323. For adults.
Beginning Guitar Workshop for Teens: Tuesday, July 10, 3-4 p.m. Are you interested in learning how to play the guitar? Or maybe you’re just starting out and would like some instruction. Join guitar instructor Sean Al-Jabouri for a fun workshop about guitar basics. Bring your guitar if you have one. For ages 10-18. Registration is required. Register online at http://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/704835 or call 918-549-7323.
Rock Painting Workshop: Wednesday, July 11, 2-3 p.m. Paint and decorate a beautiful rock to keep or share. All supplies are provided. For ages 5-12. Registration is required and is limited. Register online at http://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/704766 or call 918-549-7323.
LEGO Lab: Thursday, July 12, 10-10:55 a.m. and 11-11:55 a.m. Join us for LEGO building fun! LEGOs will be provided. For ages 5-10.
Teen Board Games: Wednesday, July 18, 4-5 p.m. Do you enjoy playing board games like “Apples to Apples,” “Exploding Kittens,” “Munchkin” and “Ticket to Ride”? Join us to play these fun games and more. For ages 10-18.
Tiny Things by Bowen: Handmade Polymer Clay Creations: Thursday, July 19, 2-3 p.m. Join Tiny Things by Bowen and create your own tiny magnets, necklaces, bookmarks and more! Come and make your tiny thing! For ages 10-18.
Bedtime Stories: Thursday, July 19, 6:30-7:00 p.m. Bring the whole family for this 0-to-5 storytime! There’s something for everyone – simple songs and books for the little ones, more interactive stories and activities for your older children. For ages 5 and younger. Wear your pajamas if you’d like!
Kids Yoga for K-3rd Grade: Friday, July 20, 10:30-11:00 a.m. Join certified yoga teacher Jeanne Doss in a fun yoga class! For kindergartners through third-graders. Registration is required and class size is limited. Register online at http://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/704856 or call 918-549-7323.
Sewing With Miss Eva: Upcycled T-shirts: Monday, July 23, 3-5 p.m. Bring an old T-shirt and turn it into something new! Or you can bring any sewing project you are working on and join the group. All levels of sewing experience are welcome. Feel free to bring your sewing machine. For ages 10-18.
PAWS For Reading: Wednesday, July 25, 4-5 p.m. Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners. Kids are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader will receive a free book provided by the Raymond and Bessie Kravis Foundation through the Tulsa Library Trust. For ages 5-12. Registration is required and class size is limited. Register online at http://events.tulsalibrary.org/event/704262 or by calling 918-549-7323.
The Owasso Library is located at 103 W Broadway St.
